RBC / Tropical Rhythms 60-mile cycle road race...

RBC / Tropical Rhythms 60-mile cycle road race…

Apr 25, 2012 Sports

Hinds storms to major win; Jeffrey is top junior

Linden based Orville Hinds has recorded his first major win in the cycling arena this year when he captured the 2nd annual Tropical Rhythm/Ansa McAl sponsored 60-mile road race held on Sunday last on the East Coast of Demerara highway.
The Roraima Bikers Club (RBC) organised race saw Hinds outhustling a star studded field on a day blessed with fine weather.
Hinds’ win which he will savour for a long time to come was achieved ahead of Alonzo Greaves, Raynauth Jeffrey, Robin Persaud, Walter Grant-Stuart and Geron Williams. Such was the dominance of his win that he {Hinds} took 5 of the 8 prime prizes on offer; Jeffrey won 2 with the others going to Greaves, Raul Leal and Warren ‘Forty’ Mc Kay.
Jeffrey continued his fine form this year by adding another junior category triumph to his already long list. He crossed the line ahead of fierce rivals Raul Leal and Paul DeNobrega, the three riders have been at it ever since the start of the year with the top positions changing hands among them.
The top veteran was Berbician Turan Harris, Talim Shaw and Kennard Lovell followed in that order. Keon Thomas, Andre Petty and McKell Diaz finished in that order in the Mountain bike category.
The race route saw open and junior riders starting at Ansa McAl’s Beterverwagting Industrial Site Head office proceeded to Mahaicony through the Old Road before returning via the New Road to finish on the Beterverwagting Public Road.
Veteran and mountain bikes riders headed to Mahaica via the Old Road before returning through the New Road for the finish line.
Cash prizes were presented to the respective category winners and other top performers.